Saturday, February 12, 2011

Story Book (Gulliver's Travels) written by Jonathan Swift

vocabulary

order (n) for instruction to be carried out 为了让
swam to shore 游到岸边

even......though (conj)甚至....虽然
terror (adj)   great fear 恐怖
nod (n)点头 (v)打瞌睡  lower and raise briefly in agreement or greeting
dreadful (adj)  very disagreeable or shocking可怕
consent = agree (n) permission 同意
destroy(v)  demolish 破坏
allowance of 津贴 
acknowledgments (n)   recognize  致谢
invade (v)  enter by military force 入侵
granted (v) consent to fulfil 获得
reckoned (v)  consider or think估计



Idiomatic&expressive sentences/expression:
The thirst I had to see the world continued to be as strong as ever.
Their heads were all bent to the right or left. 
I had another opportunity to demonstrate my courage.
I rose in a fight.
I kept as far as I could from the edge, being terribly afraid of falling.
Because of my behavior,my whole family was of the opinion that I had lost my mind.
my evil destiny ordered otherwise.
I was put to bed.

in part to keep curious crowds away   部分地保持好奇的人群
times of rest  休息时间
bordered (n) by  dividing line between political or geographical region  接壤
eager (adj)to  see felling great desire 渴望看到
pleasant as the spring  宜人春天
*pleasant (adj)  enjoyable 优美
he began by congratulating me 他开始向我祝贺
stir up the rebels 挑起叛乱分子









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